Jones v Jones [2024] NSWSC 210

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jones v Jones [2024] NSWSC 210 Hearing dates: 04 March 2024 Date of orders: 06 March 2024 Decision date: 06 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Succession & Probate List - Probate Before: Elkaim AJ Decision: 1. A declaration pursuant to s 73 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) that that the Succession Act proceedings have been compromised and settled on 11 May 2023. 2. I direct that within seven days of today's date the parties bring in short minutes to give effect to these reasons for judgment. 3. If the parties are unable to agree on the short minutes, then they are each directed to provide their respective versions of the appropriate short minutes together with any written submissions in support of their respective versions. 4. Order (3) above is to be complied with within 14 days of today's date. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – notice of motion – order seeking settlement approval – settlement identified Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 73 Evidence Act 2005 (NSW), s 131 Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 59 Cases Cited: Bobi Damcevski v Emilios Demetriou & Ors [2018] NSWSC 988 G R Securities Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Gorczynski v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd [2016] NSWCA 170 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353; [1954] HCA 72 Narayan v Narayan [2022] NSWSC 1685 Wong v Wong [2022] FCA 78 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Leanne Jones (Plaintiff) Darren Gilbert Jones (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Brown (Plaintiff)